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Nobody worries the king in his mission to extend his dominion.
Primoz Roglic
, crowned next to the beautiful baroque cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, conquers in the conquest of his third consecutive victory in the general classification of the Tour of Spain.
His overwhelming dominance in the test was initialed with a triumph in the 33.8-kilometer time trial, starting in Padrón and ending in the Plaza del Obradoiro.
The Slovenian won with a time of 44:02, two minutes and four seconds less than the time set by
Enric Mas
, who finished in ninth position.
The Spanish defended with solvency the second place of the general.
Fourth stage win for the Slovenian champion in a round that ends without a success for the Spanish, a wasteland that serves to reflect an unprecedented blank trajectory.
For the first time in history, nobody has been able to win in one of the days of the three great rounds: Tour, Giro and Vuelta.
Spanish cycling has a problem that requires urgent solutions.
A brilliant generation has been left without relief.
The promotion of the base seems essential.
The best of the Spanish representation in the Vuelta 2021, the second place of
Enric Mas.
The Spaniard was not disturbed by
Jack Haig
and
Adam Yates
thanks to the margin of about two minutes that he had with respect to his most immediate rival.
Everything was clear and there was only uncertainty about the occupant of the third place on the podium.
The fight had an intensity in the initial part of the time trial.
The Australian, who treasured a one-minute income over the British,
knew how to manage his position well
.
Halfway through he lost 23 seconds, but from that moment he pressed and cut time with the Ineos runner.
In the end, the Bahrain leader posted a time of 46.54, less than his opponent's 47.20.
The almighty Slovenian
Roglic has made his mark in a round in which he was not unduly disturbed by his opponents. He successfully controlled
Egan Bernal's
counterattacks
(the Lagos de Covadonga attack was memorable) and surpassed Enric Mas in all arrivals. Yates and Haig only exhibited their claws in the penultimate and fantastic stage designed by
Óscar Pereiro
, when it was too late and looking more at the podium than fighting for the most precious treasure.
The Slovenian won the general and topped the stage capture list, with four dams: Santiago's and those caught in Burgos' opening time, at the top of Valdepeñas de Jaén and at the top of Lagos de Covadonga.
With three were the Danish
Magnus Cort Nielsen
(second in the time trial) and the Dutch
Fabio Jakobsen
.
Roglic chains a series that serves to match the record of the Swiss
Tony Rominger
, who prevailed in the 1992, 1993 and 1994 editions. The head of the Jumbo matches
Alberto Contador's
three wound
(2008, 2012 and 2014) and stays to only one of the record of
Roberto Heras
(2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005).
A round that marks the end of the cycle for
Fabio Aru
, the Italian who rose to stardom by winning the 2015 edition and who hung up his bike yesterday.
The climber retires at the age of 31, ten years younger than
Alejandro Valverde
.
The Spaniard was the protagonist of one of the most emotional moments of the Vuelta, embraced and consoled by
Txente García
for the damn fall on the way to Alicante.
The most comforting image was the reunion with the victory of the reborn Jakobsen.
A joy that contrasted with the disenchantment of
Mikel Landa
and the flight of
Miguel Ángel López
.
Supporting actors who surrender to the superiority of Roglic, the former trampoline jumper who likes red.
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